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Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857

No 1278)

KHAI BH** HONG KONG, MONDAY, AUGUST 10, 1931.

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME TABLE.

On and after MAY 2ND, 1931, until Further Notice(all previous Time Tablas cancelled)

STATIONS

ARARA UP TRAINS S

No. No. No. Na

26 10 A‚MS ÀM, | AM, AM,

No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No. 13 14 161 16'24 | 28 | 28" AM. NOON FIM. TM. PM. TOM, V.M. P.X |

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Kowloon....... Dep. 640 805 8.26 0.15 10,16 12.00 1.18 135 4,02 4,41 5,88 7.40

DIARY OF LOCAL EVENTS.

Today,

(August 10.)

President Herbert Hoover bord. 1874.

Sitting of Fall Court of Appeal. P.WD. Land Sale, 3 p.m. Lawn Bowls: Epey Royal Cup Match: Civil Service Kowloon

Yaamati

Dop 6,48)

9.25 10.34 12.08 1.26

4,49) 5,43) 7.48

"

Shatio ........

Dep1.00

0.37 10.86 1220) 1.88)

5.02 5.85 8.00

Talpo ****

Dop.) 7.14

0.52) 10.50 12.30 2.81.

4.18 8.08 8.13

Taupo Mar

Dep. 7.10

1.57 10.5412,57 1,55),

4.18 0.13 8,17

Dock, R.C.U. ground.

...

Fanling......

Dop. 7.80

10.00 11.04 12.47 9.08

6.20 6.23 8.27

9.06

Shamoham

(ATT) 7,41] 8,64|| 9.11

11,8.

10.14 11.00 1262 3,101... 10.20 11.16 12.68 2.10 29

6,401

Shoung bui... Dop.) 7.85...

Dinton

Caeton.....

Bhumchun..

Ghoungehul

STATIONS

Fanling..... Taipo Market...

Taipo Shncia. Tarmati...

Kowloon.

DOWN TRAINS

8.38

:'.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdom.

登拜雞日拾月捌年登世佰玖仟登英 Price}

THE TOURIST TRAFFIC

MIDDLE CLASS AMERICA COMES TO

ENGLAND.

WE FEEL MORE AT HOME IN BRITAIN THAN IN EUROPE

Black hull, white checks, yellow ("And I don't suppose you've ever funnel, black top, she lay in the heard of the place." But she was

"The Fairersey with that raked and stream really too modest.)

Queen's Theatre: "Kiki." 8.82.

Star Theatre: "Doughboys" World Theatre: Sisters" (Chinese picture).

King's Theatre: "Man of the World,"

No. Na No. No. No. No. No. No. No. No.

3 7 6 15 17 10 21 13 20 ANAMAM. AM. AM, FM. FMT.M. [P.M. {1,3,

43

Dop. 7.17 8.03 0.66 7,24| 8.10, 10.03) Dopā 7.20 8.14 10.08) Dep. 7.40 8.25 10.18| Dep] 7,45) 8.30) 10.22) Den 7.68 8.45) 10,38)

****

7.18

7.50 *** 10.94 11.38 231 423 6,107.01 7:11 11.45 2.4 4.30 6.17... (11.50 248 4,35, (6,42) $12,01) 2.56) 4.45 0.32)

**

6.88)

| 12,203,15 5.02 | 8,40|

12,00 RO2. 4.40

„Do5] 8,11| 8,58) 10,48)

*** | 12,32 3,27 634 |7,01| ...ATT] 8.17 0,01) 10,54) 11,12) 19939) 3.83-8,20

7.07 7.39.7.54

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Central Theatre: "Not Exactly Gentlemen;"

Prince's Theatre "Let's Go

Bomance.

Hood look of speed about her, sub- mitting to the furious tugs which

"There's someone says Stratford nudged her nearer to us writes is not so much. All spoiled with Mr. G. M. Thompson in the Even-American tourists.!! ing | Standard, The Britannic, "Now that's just too bad.”; A £7,000 tons of grace and power, catastrophe, apparently. only about twelve months from the builder's hands, and now ferrying Home Mails: - Inward from Europe via Suez by Eumicus; from America to Europe, 1500 passeng America by Pres. Madison anders a trip. This time she is bring Pres. Lincoln.

ing the largest number of tourist third passengers that have ever made the crossing in one vessel.

Places."

Tides:-High at 6.98 a.m. and 9:40 p.m.; Low at 1.30 p.m. and 11.20 p.m.

Tuesday.

(August H.)

Rotary Club' tin. Kowloon Football Club Annual Meeting, & p.m.,

Queen's Theatre: "Kiki,"

Star Theatre: "Doughboya".. World Theatre: The Fairy Sisters" (Chinese picture).

Why do you say spoiled' "I

asked.

"Don't you British think that everywhere American tourists go is

spoiled.""*.

But this is too absurd! Had wo really given, those charming poo Tourist third. The solid middle ple, with their pretty clothes, their class of the United States, whenay good manners, their have laid aside money for monthis friendly ways to abominable a to come and see England. The impression of our nospitality? America that travols third class!

Crash! The gangway is up, clear sir?" "All clear. We go on board to meet our invaders.

"No,, I am going to spend all the time in Britain. Cotswolds, De ven, Hardy country." So on." The

In a corner of the ship's lounge romance was fighting against time. Sadie and her friend had observed it with a private exchange of smiles. That poor boy!"

He was a broad-shouldered, doop.. ly tannod youth, with that kind of awkward coltish face which women

King's Theatre: "Man of the "orious, middle-aged many y(1 understand) find appealing. His

World."

Contral Theatro: "Not Exactly Gentlemen."

Prince's Theatre: Let's Go Places."

side looks meditatively at the sum plex of great grey buildings which jis Liverpool's salute to those who

kacck at her sea-door.

"You see, I reckon wo Amerinne Mails: Inward from Australia

feel more at home in Britain these and Manila by Changte.

days than we do in Europe. The Tides:-High at 6:38 am, and European is apt to about we are 0.45 p.m.; Low at 2.19 p.m.

all very rich folks that have como Gver to squander our dollars, The act accordingly and we don't like it much. Most of us are just hard- working people; we want to use the touney we have. Your British un-

Wednesday,

(August 12.)

Tennis Mixed Doubles: Chinese R.C. » Club de Recreio, U.S.R.C.derstand that” g. Indian R.C., University'. Kow- loon C.C.

Queen's Theatre: "Kiki." Star Theatre: "Doughboys.". World Theatre: "The Fairy Sisters" (Chinese picture).

King's Theatre:

Yard."

"Scotland

"England!" said the little girl from Beaton with the charming noto. (And, by the way, who said American girls had no cuoplox:on! "Smells nice, somehow ".

brow was crinkled in anguish, She as superb. About eighteen, I should say, with the forlorn love. liness of a Grota Garbo and a taste in clothes that was pure witchcraft.

"Gee, this has been a lovely trip."

Hasn't itt:

Say,

where do you go to alter Scot

land "

"We're going to Hampshire. Relations there."

"And we're going to Ireland. That's rough???

But she did nct admit this.

When you gub to Edinburgh you want to be suro and see the view of the Castle from the south, near Heriot's School. It's much Anor than the view from Princes- street."

1

Sadie, have you got that little The things those Americans know! book about the. Shakespeare Coun- about our country! Next time I Central Theatre: Not Exactly try?" The girl from Connecticutam in Edinburgh I would take this Gentlemen."

had one of those astonishing firm-mouthed American woman's Prince's Theatre: Let's Go Cupid's-bow mouths which yu' ce advice. (School teacher, I fancy.) Home Maila: award-

casionally see in Americni woman. Odd that I had to wait on a visitor Europe ría Suez by Cathay.

It was worth while listening to her from the other side of the Atlantic Tides:High at 7.8 a.m. and pronounce the name of her home to tell me that i 10.00 p.m.; Low at 2.58 p.m.

town without its middle "."

Plates."

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